Bourgeois goes on disabled list; Inglett called up

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Considering Jason Bourgeois couldn’t even sleep on his side, there was little chance he was going to play baseball any time soon.

As the outfielder feared and expected, the oblique strain he suffered in Saturday’s game landed him on the 15-day disabled list. The Astros made the move when Bourgeois arrived at the park Sunday morning, purchasing from Class AAA the contract of Joe Inglett, who reported before game time.

“It was tough to sleep on my left side,” Bourgeois said. “With an injury like this, I couldn’t say, ‘Give me a couple days and let me see how it feels.’ Guys have to step in and play.”

Bourgeois had begun playing every day before the injury and was up to a .407 batting average for the season and second in the National League at the time with 12 stolen bases, trailing only teammate Michael Bourn.

In Inglett, the Astros will have more infield/outfield ability, though as technically a seventh infielder he could be used sparingly unless a lefthanded bat is needed off the bench.

Inglett went 5-for-24 (.208) with no walks and seven strikeouts in his first stint with the big league club, which ended with a designation for assignment when Clint Barmes returned from his broken hand.

No timetable for Lyon

Brandon Lyon will undergo therapy sessions in the morning at team doctor David Lintner’s office and in the afternoon at the ballpark, but his timetable for a recovery is still unknown. The first step is decreasing the inflammation in Lyon’s biceps tendons.

He’s the latest Astros reliever to suffer an injury that has come in the form of a worsening condition that didn’t respond to treatment. Earlier in the season, Wilton Lopez was ineffective with some nerve irritation and had to go on the disabled list.

General manager Ed Wade said maintenance issues were not uncommon for players who wouldn’t be considered injured and that a team wouldn’t shut down any player getting treatment on some body part.

“If we thought a player was unavailable or at risk by going out and performing, then I think as witnessed by our disabled list, I think we would err on the side of caution,” Wade said.

“Some things are just maintenance, others are ‘the guy’s not 100 percent but is available.’ (Trainer Nate Lucero) comes in and talks to (Brad Mills) every day and tells him where we are with guys and who’s available and who’s not and who we might want to give an extra day to.”

Johnson hits HR for mom

Chris Johnson’s first experience with a pink Mother’s Day bat was a powerful one as he jolted a solo home run to left field in the seventh inning for his mother, Karen.

“Yeah, I gave her the two strikeouts, too,” quipped Johnson, who appreciated the moment but had bigger concerns.

“It’s kind of for her to enjoy,” he said. “For us, it’s just a game. We’d like to get the win; we’re pretty upset about the loss.”

Players in Sunday’s Astros-Pirates game used pink bats and wore pink wristbands to raise awareness of breast cancer causes and raise money through the sale of game-used equipment.